specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Lightpanda
providerId: lightpanda
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Headless Browser
- Browser Automation
- CDP
- WebSocket
- AI Agents
- Plans
description: >-
  Lightpanda ships in two forms. The core headless browser is open source under
  AGPL-3.0 and is free to download, self-host, and run (binary, Docker, or
  nightly builds) - the local CDP-over-WebSocket server (`lightpanda serve`)
  carries no usage fee. Lightpanda Cloud is a managed CDP browser service reached
  over secure WebSocket; access is request-based and usage-metered, but public
  pricing was not published as of this artifact, so Cloud pricing is not
  reconciled here.
notes: >-
  Open-source self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0. Lightpanda Cloud pricing is
  not publicly documented; request access and confirm rates on reconciliation.
sources:
- https://lightpanda.io
- https://github.com/lightpanda-io/browser
- https://lightpanda.io/docs/cloud-offer/tools/cdp
plans:
- id: lightpanda-open-source
  name: Open Source (Self-Hosted)
  type: free
  description: >-
    The Lightpanda headless browser, free and open source under AGPL-3.0.
    Self-host the CDP-over-WebSocket server (`lightpanda serve`) and connect
    Puppeteer / Playwright / chromedp. No usage fees; you provide the compute.
  entries:
  - label: Open Source Binary (AGPL-3.0)
    name: open_source
    type: free
    metric: instances
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.00 (AGPL-3.0, self-hosted compute costs only)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: CDP WebSocket Interface
  - name: lightpanda serve
  - name: lightpanda fetch
  - name: lightpanda agent
- id: lightpanda-cloud
  name: Lightpanda Cloud
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Managed CDP browser endpoints over secure WebSocket
    (e.g. wss://euwest.cloud.lightpanda.io/ws). Request-based access with
    usage-metered billing; public pricing not yet documented.
  entries:
  - label: Cloud Browser Usage
    name: cloud_usage
    type: usage
    metric: usage
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: not publicly documented - request access (unreconciled)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Managed CDP WebSocket Endpoints
  - name: Browser Engine Selection (lightpanda | chrome)
  - name: Proxy / Egress Configuration
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com